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Four visitors from Georgia have been charged with felony theft after police responded to a shoplifting complaint and found $20,000 worth of merchandise in the suspects’ vehicle. Sevierville police officers responded to a shoplifting complaint in the area of Tanger Outlet Sevierville on Saturday, April 20, 2019. “A witness described the suspects as two black females wearing hospital scrub clothing ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the dates for viewing synchronous fireflies in Elkmont. Shuttle service to the viewing area will be provided on Thursday, May 30 through Thursday, June 6, 2019. All visitors wishing to view the synchronous fireflies at Elkmont must have a parking pass distributed through the lottery system at www.recreation.gov.  Every year in late ...

Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and R&R Fly Fishing Co-owners Ian & Charity Rutter visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the Laurel Falls trail to observe dilapidated infrastructure sites and take part in fly fishing along the Little Greenbrier River. The park currently faces $151 million in deferred maintenance projects that negatively impact visitors’ ability to enjoy the Smokies. In ...

Authorities released the names of the alleged shooter and victims of Tuesday’s random shooting at Tanger Outlets Sevierville. A day of shopping at Tanger Outlets Sevierville ended in tragedy when a man randomly shot two tourists outside the Coach store and then turned the gun upon himself. The Sevierville Police Department says officers responded within minutes to Tanger Outlets Sevierville ...

A knife-wielding man was shot and killed by Pigeon Forge police after an attempt to serve an arrest warrant allegedly escalated to a fatal confrontation on Monday morning. Officers with the Pigeon Forge Police Department went to the Glenshiel apartments located at 2806 Suncrest Drive to serve an arrest warrant for 42-year-old Samuel Charles Talbott on Monday, April 15, 2019. ...

Federal safety regulators and Fisher-Price are warning parents about the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper after deaths of ten infants related to the product, but stopped short of issuing a recall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price say consumers should no longer use the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper after an infant reaches three months old or can roll over. ...

Panel to discuss animals such as bears killed in motor vehicle collisions along the I-40 Pigeon River Gorge wildlife corridor. Vehicles collide with large mammals as many as 2 million times each year in the United States, resulting in roughly $12 billion in costs plus loss of life. This global issue has reached a regional tipping point throughout East Tennessee ...

In honor of National Firefighters Day on May 4th, Smoky Mountain Firefighters Foundation is hosting its first annual HOTSHOTS 5K in Pigeon Forge. The HOTSHOTS 5K will start at 8 a.m. on May 4, 2019 at the Pigeon Forge Community Center. Runners and supporters are invited to come out and meet local firefighters on race day. Two ways to show ...

The Sevierville Fire Department has completed their move to the new headquarters at 1162 Dolly Parton Parkway and announces a grand opening event on Friday, April 5, 2019. The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. After the ribbon cutting ceremony, entertainment by musical group Clint and Friends and an open house including station tours will occur until 7:00 ...

Authorities have released photos of clothing worn by a homicide victim as they plead for the public’s help in identifying the body found in a bag along the Douglas Lake shoreline. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in identifying the remains of an adult male homicide victim. The body ...